THIS IS YOUR
BRAIN ON PIANO
GOOOOOOOOOO
EYES
Sight-reading on the piano involves reading two lines of
music, each in a different clef.
VISUAL CORTEX OCCIPITAL LOBE
10 FINGERS
Very few, if any, instruments require the use of all ten
fingers.
PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX PREFRONTAL CORTEX CEREBELLUM
M
ARTISTIC
PLAYING
INTERPRETATION
Pianists transmit emotion by capturing the mood, style, and
tempo of a song, using performance techniques such as
dynamics, articulation, rhythm, and expressive timing.
PREFRONTAL CORTEX
GRADO
DOODG
THE PIANO
IS FUN
but check out all the things your
brain is doing at once!
2 HANDS
C
KEEPING TIME
Both hands often play intricate rhythms independently from Pianists accurately "keep time" by synthesizing and
each other.
synchronizing all sensory input and motor activity. In
SIC addition, they are able to subdivide the beat in a
PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX PREFRONTAL CORTEX CEREBELLUM
myriad ways.
PREFRONTAL CORTEX
...
CEREBELLUM
D
EARS
Pianists listen to notes being played and adjust their
playing accordingly.
AUDITORY CORTEX TEMPORAL LOBE
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SPATIAL
Pianists know where all the notes are without having to look
at the piano keyboard.
PARIETAL LOBE CEREBELLUM RIGHT HEMISPHERE
ETM
PROPRIOCEPTION
Pianists are aware of the relative position of neighbouring
parts of their body and the strength of effort being
employed in movement.
CEREBELLUM
